Darhan posts in the official forums: 3pf3r
It seems that not only are they preparing for stable servers by keeping pre-order numbers limited, but even for those of us who have pre-ordered: our game already from playing for too long.
He is referencing an article by Shacknews.com that suggests that staggered we brought you news of yesterday:
“It comes from a desire to have a high quality service for our fans, coming to the game over time and we’re going to be expanding it out. We want to make sure that the service is really high quality, that’s the commitment we have to the launch of The Old Republic.”
This has people interpreting it as Bioware will limit the number of people allowed to play and access the game at launch in order to ensure a successful launch experience. Let panic ensue as gamers worry that they might be part of the ones not allowed to play!
“Shacknews apparently got confused, and they’re confusing you, so allow me to clarify. Nothing has actually changed since we announced pre-order access in July.”
He says on the official forums. He then continues to explain:
“Everyone who play the game ahead of the release date.
While we aren’t ready to talk about the exact timing of when Early Game Access start date, too.
However, when you actually gain ittance to Early Game Access will be determined in a first-come, first-served manner dependent on when you redeemed your pre-order code.”
